Jim Harrison grew up on the prairies, played Junior in Saskatchewan, and
pro with the Bruins, Leafs, Hawks, and Oilers. Three years before a
former teammate equaled the mark, Harrison set one of the most enduring
and seemingly unbreakable records in professional hockey with three
goals and seven helpers on January 30, 1973. And almost nobody
remembers.This is Harrison's story: the games he played, the agent who
stole from him, the woman he mourned, the fights he fought, and the
friends he made -- and lost -- including Bobby Orr and Darryl Sittler.
It's about the injuries he suffered, the pedophiles who preyed on him
and other young players, and a Players Association that, he says, "wants
me to die."But The Lost 10 Point Night is also a response to Stephen
Brunt's Searching for Bobby Orr and Gretzky's Tears -- a book as much
about Harrison as it is about author David Ward, a 50-year-old guy who
went in search of his childhood hero.